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Wronged official seeks 11m yuan in state compensation
By Pan Zheng |
December 9, 2010, Thursday
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THE former director of Guangdong Sports Lotteries Management Center demanded 11 million yuan (US$1.65 million) in state compensation for mistakes made by the court and prosecutors in Tianhe District of Guangzhou that led to his long detention, Guangzhou Daily reported.
Mai Liang was finally acquitted of the crime of dereliction after he had been detained for 19 months. A hearing of his compensation appeal was held at the Guangzhou Intermediate People's Court on Tuesday.
Mai was suspected of rigging lotteries and was detained in 2007. After he was announced innocent and freed this October he made a request for state compensation for mental anguish and loss of freedom, salary and political future.
Early last month the court and prosecutors office of Tianhe District offered Mai a compensation of 74,003 yuan (US$11,113). Mai was not satisfied and appealed for a review by the Guangzhou Intermediate People's Court.
According to the State Compensation Law, "the amount of money for compensation per day shall be calculated according to the average salary per day of the staff of the state in the preceding year," and that's how the Tianhe Court made out the compensation amount.
Mai said his father fell ill after he was detained and died several months ago. The Tianhe court and prosecutors should be held responsible his death. In addition, the court and prosecutors still owed him an apology.
The newly amended State Compensation Law, which took effect on December 1, requires government departments to rehabilitate a victim's reputation, make an apology and compensate for moral damage if causing serious consequence.
But the Supreme People's Court did not make a judicial interpretation of how "serious consequence" is judged and how moral damage compensation is calculated.
Mai has been reinstated as the director of Guangdong Social Sports Center, but he still thinks the case has affected his career.
"I could have been one of the torchbearers for Guangzhou 2010 Asian Para Games," Mai told the newspaper, "but I failed the political assessment because of my detention."
Mai Liang was finally acquitted of the crime of dereliction after he had been detained for 19 months. A hearing of his compensation appeal was held at the Guangzhou Intermediate People's Court on Tuesday.
Mai was suspected of rigging lotteries and was detained in 2007. After he was announced innocent and freed this October he made a request for state compensation for mental anguish and loss of freedom, salary and political future.
Early last month the court and prosecutors office of Tianhe District offered Mai a compensation of 74,003 yuan (US$11,113). Mai was not satisfied and appealed for a review by the Guangzhou Intermediate People's Court.
According to the State Compensation Law, "the amount of money for compensation per day shall be calculated according to the average salary per day of the staff of the state in the preceding year," and that's how the Tianhe Court made out the compensation amount.
Mai said his father fell ill after he was detained and died several months ago. The Tianhe court and prosecutors should be held responsible his death. In addition, the court and prosecutors still owed him an apology.
The newly amended State Compensation Law, which took effect on December 1, requires government departments to rehabilitate a victim's reputation, make an apology and compensate for moral damage if causing serious consequence.
But the Supreme People's Court did not make a judicial interpretation of how "serious consequence" is judged and how moral damage compensation is calculated.
Mai has been reinstated as the director of Guangdong Social Sports Center, but he still thinks the case has affected his career.
"I could have been one of the torchbearers for Guangzhou 2010 Asian Para Games," Mai told the newspaper, "but I failed the political assessment because of my detention."
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